2012 Defense Act - Pay Increase, Changes to Special Pay and TRICARE The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed their mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Acto for Fiscal Year...
Balance the Budget on Vet's Backs? Recent proposals for balancing the Federal budget and reducing the deficit have included plans to reduce veterans benefits...
Proposed TRICARE Pharmacy Co-Pays and More... Tom Philpott offers details on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.
TRICARE Young Adult Premium Rates DoD will release the the TRICARE Young Adult premium rates today. How much are you willing to pay for TRICARE coverage up to...
TRICARE Q&A - TRICARE Young Adult TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the West Region contractor for the TRICARE program, helps answer general TRICARE questions each...
DoD Asks for TRICARE Premium Increases According to George Taylor, acting principal deputy assistant secretary for health affairs for the Defense Department, the...
Servicemembers Oppose Retirement System Changes A recent Fleet Reserve Association survey found that more than 80 percent of the 1,700 respondents strongly opposed proposals...
House Plan Would Block TRICARE Increase The House of Representatives 2012 defense budget proposal includes provisions which would once more protect military retirees...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...
